South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite
SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing...
Chinese commerce minister to hold talks in US amid disputes over tariffs and technology
BEIJING, 25 May (AP) — China’s commerce minister will hold talks with officials in the U.S. this week amid sharpening disputes over tariffs and...
Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 5 May (AP) — Energy security concerns — worsened by the war in Ukraine — and policy support from rich countries are...
Russia claims eastern city of Bakhmut, but Ukrainian military leaders say battle isn’t over
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which...
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to...
LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users personal...
Fire razes school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 20 children, many of them...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A nighttime fire raced through a school dormitory in Guyana early Monday, killing at least 20 students and injuring several...
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
GENEVA (AP) — The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the...
Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost 20,000 Belgian trade union members mounted a demonstration on Monday to protest what they see as increasingly bad working conditions...
South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to increase pressure on Russia over its war against...
3 Palestinian militants killed in Israeli West Bank raid; US slams latest settlement expansion
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli army raid in a West Bank refugee camp early Monday, Palestinian...
Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Monday appointed a new official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s...
Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil...
Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government extremism - fueled by authoritarian states such...
US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes...
Modi, Sunak agree to work towards ambitious’ FTA during talks in Japan
London, May 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Sunday reviewed the progress of the ongoing free trade...
Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain
MADRID,21 May (AP) — Animal rights activists gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest plans for the construction of an octopus farm in Spain, saying...
Afghan ministry says helicopter crash kills 2 crewmembers during patrol in country’s north
ISLAMABAD,21 May (AP) — An Afghan military helicopter crashed in the country’s north Sunday after hitting a power line base, killing at least two...
Chinese investigators blame building collapse that killed 54 on shoddy, illegal construction
BEIJING,21 May (AP) — The collapse of a nine-story building in central China that killed 54 people last year was caused by shoddy, illegal...
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station
Cape Canaveral, May 21 (AP) SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting.
The passengers include Saudi...
Need to raise voice together against unilateral attempts to change status quo: PM Modi...
Hiroshima, May 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he views the current situation in Ukraine as an issue of humanity and...